tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post8793153202386875497..comments2016-12-09T15:36:17.674-08:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Homesick? Or War Weary?Jacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-85523928827572412072011-11-14T19:23:27.628-08:002011-11-14T19:23:27.628-08:00Jacqi,
Hi. Thanks for dropping by my blog. It&#39;...Jacqi,<br />Hi. Thanks for dropping by my blog. It&#39;s so wonderful that you have these letters and are posting them. I, too have about 300 WWII letters from my uncle, and am thinking of making a blog to post them. They are true treasures. Do you know about the Veterans&#39; Project at the Library of Congress? They are collecting vets&#39; letters and I feel it&#39;s a safer place than leaving them in the hands of family members that may or may not treasure them (I&#39;m scanning mine, but will donate the originals to a research library here in Chicago). My uncle&#39;s name was also Frank -- and it&#39;s fascinating -- but his handwriting is amazingly similar to this Frank&#39;s! Also about the same age. My Uncle Frank was born May 14, 1924. Since your Frank flew in the Pacific, I&#39;m sure you&#39;d love the book, Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand. Chilling and uplifting in the end. Thanks for posting these important historical documents.Linda Gartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00740477693031139484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-41353293655984793952011-11-14T07:50:21.225-08:002011-11-14T07:50:21.225-08:00Plague? Hmmm... My cousin speaks of bubonic plague...Plague? Hmmm... My cousin speaks of bubonic plague in his notes. I wonder if there was a shot for that? Lets see, after Iwo Jima came Okinawa which started in mid-April 1945 and lasted over two and a half months. I don&#39;t think Frank was destined to see much rest for awhile - but thankfully soon after Okinawa was over - the war ended. Hopefully he then returned home soon after.Intense Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com